Columbus Health and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Columbus Health and Rehab is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbus, Wisconsin, part of Mission Health Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 47.8% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Columbus Health and Rehab
825 Western Ave.Columbus, WI 53925
Columbia County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Columbus Health and Rehab, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Wisconsin average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 84 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.77 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.64 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.16 | 3.77 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
47.8% of nursing staff at Columbus Health and Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Columbus Health and Rehab holds 2 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Columbus Health and Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Mission Health Communities, 30 homes
- Legal name: Columbus Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Columbus Health and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Beaver Dam Health Care Center Beaver Dam · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 12.7 | 90 | 2.17 | 3.36 | 56.1% | 1 | $95,784 |
| Hillside Manor Beaver Dam | 12.9 | 115 | 2.50 | 3.88 | 50.0% | 2 | $193,352 |
| Randolph Health Services Randolph | 13.9 | 84 | 2.16 | 3.60 | 35.4% | 3 | $49,572 |
| Sun Prairie Senior Living Sun Prairie | 14.0 | 52 | 2.02 | 3.70 | 57.8% | 3 | None |
| Avina of Sun Prairie Sun Prairie | 15.0 | 50 | 2.23 | 3.57 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
| Oakwood Village East Health and Rehab Center Madison | 17.7 | 40 | 3.28 | 5.51 | 44.1% | 3 | $212,069 |
| Clearview Juneau | 18.0 | 40 | 3.82 | 5.06 | 35.2% | 5 | $9,110 |
| Clearview Brain Injury Center Juneau | 18.0 | 30 | 5.14 | 7.72 | 25.0% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.